Teshima

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No, this is not how old is the picture below. This has nothing to do with me (I had never heard of the island 20 years ago, my first time hearing about it was 11 years ago, and my first time going, 10 years ago). Today is the anniversary of […]

Seeing how often I manage to update this blog at the moment, I came to the realization that if I want to cover as much ground as possible telling you about the Setouchi Triennale 2019, I’ll have to break away from chronological order, otherwise, I’ll only reach some destinations after […]

Today’s Setouchi Triennale artist interview is quite special, first because it’s an interview of a “veteran” of the festival (I usually tend to interview newcomers), and also, because he’s one of my favorite artists of the Triennale, and he has been since 2013. I’m talking about Taiwanese artist Lin Shuen […]

In recent years, Teshima has become Benesse Art Site‘s new “playground”. It is true that Naoshima and Inujima have started to run out of space for new art. It’s nice to see Teshima becoming an attractive place again after so many years of hardships. However, I’m a little worried that […]

Busy, busy at the moment: it’s the end of the academic year here in Japan (so I have exam copies spread out everywhere all around my office that need to be graded and lots of final grades that need to be calculated, etc), and I’m preparing lots of things for […]

After visiting Shodoshima, today, let’s head to Teshima with a quick visit of various spots on the island. Just like the previous visit, it was made with some people from Koebi and the Setouchi Triennale‘s Organizing Committee. I’ll probably disclose the reason later, when it’s all said and done. 😉 […]

Hello everyone. Just a quick note to tell you that, no, I’m not forgetting nor abandoning the blog. My hosting issues are not fixed, just “under control”… Barely… Actually this post is some sort of test to see how the host’s CPU is going to react to it. In […]

Distant Memory by Chiharu Shiota is located near the entrance of the village of Ko, on Teshima (on your right when coming from Ieura). It’s one of Art Setouchi‘s “veteran” artworks as it’s been around since the very first Setouchi Triennale, back in 2010. However, its age is showing, […]

Friday November 3rd, being a holiday, it was the first day of the last week-end of the 2017 season of Art Setouchi. And as it’s now the tradition on Teshima, it also was the harvest festival. This is the day when the rice (as well as other plants, including cotton) […]